Off-duty Detroit cop kills teen in attempted carjacking

10:21 AM,
Aug. 26, 2013

Written by

Tammy Stables Battaglia
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

An off-duty Detroit Police officer shot and killed a 17-year-old early today during an attempted carjacking in Southfield, according to investigators.

The shooting happened as the officer was getting out of his Dodge Charger at 2 a.m. in the parking lot of the Sutton Place Apartments near West Nine Mile and Lahser, Southfield Police Lt. Nick Loussia said in a release.